Re: [ga] Reminder/Notice: Effective Dates for New Consensus Policies

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Are Consensus policies *mandatory* for all ICANN-accredited registrars? Or are they only voluntary?

Because ICANN had already stated its clear opposition to the stockpiling of domains by registrars, at the time of the .info and .biz launches (indeed Vint stated this specifically in an e-mail at the time - no "warehousing" of domains)...

...and yet, there were clearly-recorded incidents of mass-registrations by registrars for themselves, in the rush to acquire the more valuable domain names (not to mention the exploitation of their own lists in the Round Robins processes...

...and these registrars, who simply chose to ignore the 'consensus policy' of the time, faced no sanctions and remain ICANN-accredited registrars to this day.

The term "consensus policy" should be replaced by "terms and conditions", and failure to adhere to these terms and conditions should result in removal of accreditation or even denial of the right to trade through the Registries.

The reason for this approach is *the protection of the consumer* - that faraway entity, which ICANN seems to marginalise, which was once the free and elected At Large

Yrs,

Richard Henderson
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Hugh Dierker 
  To: ga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx 
  Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 4:29 PM
  Subject: Re: [ga] Reminder/Notice: Effective Dates for New Consensus Policies


  Once again I take notice of this "NOTICE". Why here and why the language of;
  "This announcement serves as a notice and reminder"?
  And in this notice in particular, what is consensus all about and why is it important?
  In this case it appears to be like throwing the Olympic Games but without any participants, only the organizers.
  Eric 

  GNSO SECRETARIAT <gnso.secretariat@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
    [To: ga[at]gnso.icann.org; announce[at]gnso.icann.org]
    [To: liaison6c[at]gnso.icann.org; council[at]gnso.icann.org]

    Please note:

    http://www.icann.org/announcements/announcement-20aug04.htm

    This announcement serves as a notice and reminder regarding the effective
    dates and details of several new Consensus Policies. ICANN announced these
    policies previously to accredited registrars and gTLD Registry Operators (as
    applicable).

    The notice provides an overview of the new consensus policies that currently
    are being implemented by registries and registrars. All of these are
    effective per 12 November 2004.



    1. The Inter-Registrar Transfer Policy
    - Policy documents are available at http://www.icann.org/transfers/.
    - Effective date is 12 November 2004.
    - The policy is applicable to all ICANN accredited registrars and
    unsponsored gTLD registries.

    2. Whois Marketing Restriction Policy
    - Policy documentation is available at
    http://www.icann.org/registrars/wmrp.htm.
    - Effective date is 12 November 2004.
    - The policy is applicable to all ICANN accredited registrars.

    3 Restored Names Accuracy Policy
    - Policy documentation is available at
    http://www.icann.org/registrars/rnap.htm.
    - Effective date is 12 November 2004.
    - The policy is applicable to all ICANN accredited registrars.

    Please also note that a complete overview of Consensus Policies applicable
    to ICANN accredited registrars can be found at
    http://www.icann.org/general/consensus-policies.htm.


    GNSO Secretariat





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